新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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/ H% M3 h2 G( p4 }17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
0 s5 M) p( c1 o1 d$ w3 B4 N18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
9 [8 m9 c3 [8 K% G19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
/ y, a( w* i1 Q" I        教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。
. Z$ N% G* |. p20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
# q; W7 X/ G( f* Z7 W        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
: |9 b$ o) Q- O' P7 V21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
/ T3 d4 o* @1 x22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
6 U: e! B' g( X1 @! l        牧师拿着一支电筒走上钟楼想去看看究竟发生了什么事情。
% {/ l2 p5 i; a/ E! _: x23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
- V$ Q/ k/ |8 h  \- s! J4 E! t7 }. f        借着电筒光。他看见一个人，马上认出那是本地杂货店主经比尔.威尔金斯。
. |, m& h3 [) R7 Y) }9 M24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
1 Q! K  y3 S7 M8 ~6 v, ]; t* U        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
7 p* t6 `  |; R5 W0 Z& W2 _25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
" Z- }3 }0 Q3 J$ k0 G        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
29. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
  n. F" f5 \. I30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
: e/ e+ x, [$ M* V2 [        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
- K$ D, f% ^; Y* P; V31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
1 o! Z, t+ L+ c2 C32. It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.
        “不错，钟能报时了，但是，恐怕每到1点钟，它总要敲13下，对此我已无能为力了。”
( E+ l2 ]' [. r2 h  L+ h. X! M33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
6 x( y, x# u/ n4 F/ c        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”